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December 2016: Truck Plows into Berlin Christmas Market
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of December 2016. 1. French President Hollande…Saying "Merry Christmas" or "Season's Greetings" Around the World
Ways to say "Merry Christmas" or "Season's Greetings" in such languages as Afrikaans, Danish, Hindi, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Swahili, Thai, and more. Language Merry Christmas Afrikaans…Glastonbury, town, England
(Encyclopedia) Glastonbury Glastonbury glăsˈtənbərē [key], town, Somerset, SW England. It has a leather industry, but…hellebore
(Encyclopedia) helleborehelleborehĕlˈəbôr [key], name usually for plants of the genus Helleborus of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), Eurasian perennials with attractive palmately divided…Hijuelos, Oscar Jerome
(Encyclopedia) Hijuelos, Oscar JeromeHijuelos, Oscar Jeromeēhwāˈlōs [key], 1951–2013, Cuban-American novelist, b. New York City, grad. City College (B.A., 1975; M.F.A., 1976). The son of Cuban…Kiritimati
(Encyclopedia) KiritimatiKiritimatikərĭsˈməs [key], largest atoll in the Pacific (1990 pop. 2,537), 222 sq mi (575 sq km), in the Line Islands, one of the island groups that compose the Republic of…Leo III, Saint, pope
(Encyclopedia) Leo III, Saint, pope (795–816), a Roman; successor of Adrian I. He was attacked about the face and eyes by members of Adrian's family, who hoped to render him unfit for the papacy. Leo…Wildsmith, Brian Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Wildsmith, Brian Lawrence, 1930–2016, English children's book author and illustrator. He attended the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (1949–52), and served in the…Stewart, Jimmy
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Jimmy (James Maitland Stewart), 1908–97, American actor, b. Indiana, Pa. He began his film career in 1935 and soon gained popularity for his lanky good looks, slow drawl and…Nicholas, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas, Saint, patron of children and sailors, of Greece, Sicily, and Russia, and of many other places and persons. Little is known of him, but he is traditionally identified as a…Trending
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